Wayne Rooney failed to convert a spot-kick as Manchester United lost 3-1 on penalties to second-tier Middlesbrough in the League Cup on Wednesday, while Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool edged Bournemouth.After 120 goalless minutes at Old Trafford, the fourth-round tie went to penalties and with Rooney, Michael Carrick and Ashley Young all fluffing their lines, Championship side Middlesbrough pulled off a memorable win.United followed holders Chelsea and Arsenal in exiting the competition, while Middlesbrough set up a home quarter-final with Everton.“You can...
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Theo Walcott insists Arsenal will salvage their Champions League campaign against Bayern Munich on Tuesday by emulating their ruthless demolition of Manchester United.Arsene Wenger’s side are in severe danger of failing to reach the knockout stages for the first time in 16 years after two dismal defeats.The Gunners were beaten at Dinamo Zagreb and then suffered the embarrassment of losing at home to Olympiakos, leaving them pointless at the bottom of Group F.Another loss when Bayern visit the Emirates Stadium...
The English and German football associations on Thursday demanded an emergency FIFA executive meeting following the suspension of the world body’s president Sepp Blatter and UEFA boss Michel Platini.The 54-member UEFA is also expected to hold a special meeting next week to discuss the mounting corruption crisis.“David Gill, the British member of the FIFA Executive, along with Wolfgang Niersbach, the German representative, have today called for an emergency meeting of the FIFA Executive to discuss this morning’s events,” said an...
Troublesome Chelsea striker Diego Costa would have been considered a petty criminal rather than a master villain in the 1950s and 1960s, according to Brazil great Pele.Costa, who was born in Brazil but opted to represent Spain at international level, has been banned for three games for twice hitting Laurent Koscielny during Chelsea’s 2-0 defeat of Arsenal last weekend.It is not the first time the snarling centre-forward has fallen foul of the football authorities, but Pele, famously kicked out of...
Tottenham striker Harry Kane expects South Korea star Son Heung-min to make a major impact on the Premier League after his dazzling home debut.Son took Kane’s place in the Tottenham team for Thursday’s Europa League clash with Qarabag and struck twice in three minutes to stake his claim for more action when Crystal Palace visit White Hart Lane on Sunday.The 23-year-old forward, signed from German club Bayer Leverkusen for o18 million in August, could well have done enough to retain...
England included the uncapped pair of opening batsman Alex Hales and off-spinning all-rounder Zafar Ansari in a 16-man Test squad announced Tuesday for their upcoming three-match series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates.Hales, who has played white-ball cricket for England, was brought into the Test squad after Adam Lyth was dropped.Despite impressing for county champions Yorkshire and scoring a hundred in his second Test against New Zealand at his Headingley home ground, Lyth averaged just 12.77 after playing in...
Chelsea striker Diego Costa was taken to hospital after sustaining a rib injury during the League Cup holders’ penalty shootout defeat at Stoke City on Tuesday, manager Jose Mourinho said.The Brazil-born Spain striker appeared to hurt himself in a collision with Stoke goalkeeper Jack Butland and after initially playing on, he went off in the 33rd minute, with Loic Remy taking his place.“He’s in the hospital,” Mourinho told his post-match press conference at the Britannia Stadium. Asked how Costa had...
Britain’s annual inflation rate fell back into negative territory in September, dampened by lower prices for food and petrol, official data showed Tuesday. The 12-month Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate sank to minus 0.1 percent last month, compared with zero in August, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said in a statement. That matched the CPI reading from April, which was also the lowest level since March 1960. Market expectations had been for no change. The September rate was...
Belgium will host Britain in November’s Davis Cup final in Ghent, the International Tennis Federation said on Wednesday.The November 27-29 final will be played indoors at the Flanders Expo in Ghent on a claycourt, with the capacity to hold 13,000 spectators.The city, the third largest in Belgium, has previously hosted major events such as a Tour de France stage in 2007 and the gymnastics world championships in 2001 and 2013.It’s football club are also the current Belgian champions.Belgium reached the...
Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara was denied an English one-day cup final triumph as Gloucestershire held their nerve to snatch a dramatic six-run victory over Surrey at Lord’s on Saturday.Chasing 221 to win, Surrey looked on course to hoist the trophy thanks to 60 from veteran Sri Lanka batsman Sangakkara and 56 from Rory Burns in a third-wicket century stand.Instead, two wickets fell to David Payne in the final over, with teenager Sam Curran and Surrey captain Gareth Batty dismissed as...
Branislav Ivanovic has warned Chelsea’s flops to snap out of their lethargic start to the season as the spluttering English champions bid to get back on track against Maccabi Tel-Aviv on Wednesday. Jose Mourinho’s embattled side start their Champions League Group G campaign in dire need of a victory after a traumatising period that has left their Premier League title defence in tatters.A miserable 3-1 defeat at Everton on Saturday condemned the Blues to their third defeat in their last...
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has defended his decision not to bring in reinforcements in attack and hit back at suggestions he lied about the fitness of Danny Welbeck.The 24-year-old England striker is expected to be out for several months after he underwent surgery on a knee problem which caused him to miss the end of last season.Despite that, Wenger did not move to sign a replacement before the transfer window closed on September 1, with Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech the...
